Jammu, April 18 -- The Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians are both looking to kickstart their IPL 2024 campaigns when they face off today at the Maharaja Yadvindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur. Both teams have lost their opening three matches and find themselves at the bottom of the points table. This crucial clash gives one team the chance to register their first win and boost their hopes of making the playoffs.

While PBKS have struggled with the bat, their problems have largely stemmed from a lack of collective performance so far. Skipper Sam Curran will hope for more runs from the likes of Rilee Rossouw and Liam Livingstone to support Jonny Bairstow and Atharva Taide. MI's batting too has lacked consistency apart from...